Oral health research is essential for understanding the links between oral health and diseases in the body. By studying the risk factors, preventive measures and treatments for problems such as dental infections, tooth grinding and poor oral health, we can improve diagnosis, treatment and oral care products, and increase understanding of the relationship between oral health and general health.

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Lack of basic hygiene knowledge detrimental to root canal treatment

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Research on oral health

Malmö University's research on oral health can include:

  • Risk factors for caries and corrosion and health promotion to reduce caries
  • The link between tooth loss and cardiovascular or other diseases
  • How to replace damaged or lost teeth with implants and dentures
  • Dental health in children, young people, and premature babies
  • Orthodontics and treatment of misaligned teeth 
  • Chronic pain in the face, head and jaws
  • Public health in relation to oral health
  • How X-ray treatments can be improved and used correctly
  • Diseases of the oral cavity and their treatment.

Research projects

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Biofilms are collections of bacteria that live almost in little worlds of their own. Researcher Julia Davies has taken a closer look at the biofilms in the mouth and how they can affect health or lead to disease in other parts of the body.

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Experts in oral health

Oral health research can cover everything from orthodontics, chronic pain, replacing damaged teeth to oral biology and oral diseases. Here you will find researchers with expertise in various specialised areas.

Contacts in dental specialties and subjects

Research environments

Ingång till byggnaden Klerken. Ovanför porten står texten "Tandläkarhögskolan".

The research covers various fields, from molecular biological studies of oral tissues to comprehensive studies of oral health across generations, social classes and groups. International collaboration is central and we often collaborate across disciplines.

Barn hos tandläkaren.

Foresight is conducting research to find tools that identify patients at risk of caries and tooth loss. The goal is to develop new biomarkers and prevention strategies for clinical dentistry.

Forskare i labbrock och plasthandskar arbetar i labbmiljö.

The Biofilm Research Centre focuses on biological interfaces and is an interdisciplinary research centre in material and life sciences, with a focus on biological surfaces such as skin and mucous membranes. Collaboration with industry is central to the research.